Adam Southward

Mae Darling has it all: a glittering career as a top London barrister, a Chelsea townhouse, and a wardrobe full of Dior. But beneath the silks and sophistication lies a darker truth—Mae Darling is a killer, slaying the predators who slip through the fingers of lady justice.

From 14 best-selling authors comes a new crime thriller anthology guaranteed to keep you up all night....

“Dark, menacing and deliciously suspenseful. Another edge-of-your-seat read from Adam Southward.” (Victoria Selman, author of Blood for Blood) She has a dangerous gift. They’ll stop at nothing to take it. A young psychiatric patient disappears from her ward in the dead of night. Eva...

'A fascinating and unputdownable thriller with a devious twist' JOHN MARRS, bestselling author of What Lies Between Us 'The Stranger Next Door has all the very best ingredients for a perfect thriller! I thoroughly recommend it' SAMANTHA HAYES, author of The Happy Couple, Date Night and Single...

A killer intoxicated by pain. Should Alex Madison stop her - or save her? Across London, hospital patients are dying - in shockingly unnatural circumstances. A sadistic young woman is targeting them as they lie helpless in their beds, eking out every last sensation of pain as their lives ebb to...

His victims are powerless. He is in control. This is his revenge - and he’s only just begun. Three university scientists are found dead in a gruesome murder-suicide, and the only suspect in the case, Victor Lazar, is quickly captured. When the spate of violent suicides follows him to prison he...